Maybe I'll get another day of it.

　Slapping his cheeks lightly with both hands, he sits in front of the counter early in the morning to deal with the adventurers who are heading to the request. You get used to it after a week, and you finish your work from accepting requests to confirming the completion of them without any problems.

''Ness, you're getting pretty good at your job,''

　I was approached by Letia, the deputy guild master who was interviewing me for employment.

''Yes!　I'm learning my job, too.

Keep up the good work.

　In a good mood, Mr. Letia goes back to the back seat. Then I go back to work. My name is Ness, and I'll be sixteen this year. I can speak the language and do simple calculations, thanks to my parents who work for a trading company in Drintru, and thanks to them I got a job with the Adventurer's Guild.
　The guildmaster here is a strong man and is not good at paperwork, so the deputy guildmaster, Letia-san, takes care of it all.
　Drintru is said to be an adventurer's city, and more than half of the city is made up of adventurers. It seems that there were problems until a while ago, but I heard that this city has improved a lot since the new lord and deputy lord came here.
　My senior told me that the adventurer's guild has also changed into a very comfortable place to work with Letia-san from the King's Capital acting as the deputy guild master.
　After the busy morning hours, the adventurers lined up at the counter were gone and were relaxing a bit when a new kid who had just become an adventurer walked in.
　After scurrying around the hall, I was approached by a boy who came straight to me.

　'Alright, a job for you, rookie.

''Excuse me. Is there anywhere else where the demons are gathering?

　The adventurer, who still looks like a rookie, suddenly wants to take down a demon, but I decided to stop him, saying I couldn't let this child take down a demon.

'A child shouldn't go to such a dangerous place, right?　It's better to get a job in the city where it's safe. My Lord has a job offer now that even a child can take. Take it. The lord here is thinking of the commoners and adventurers, and then...

　I tell the boy as if I'm going to teach him what I know, but he gives me a troubled look.

'I'd like to defeat the demon if I can: ......

　Despite all this careful explanation, this boy still wants to defeat the demon.
　I sighed, wondering if it's inevitable since he's a newborn child who longs to be an adventurer.
　I pulled out a few documents from the city at hand and explained to the boy, but he wasn't at all interested in them.

''Excuse me. Is there a guildmaster?　'Cain's here,' you can tell him, and he'll understand.

　The boy with a slightly troubled look on his face tells me so. I've never spoken to the Guildmaster either, yet this boy wants me to meet the Guildmaster.

'So your name is Cain-kun. It's not easy to call the Guildmaster from a new kid who asks me to call the Guildmaster. Do you understand?

　I will carefully explain to the boy. And I'm sure he'll understand now.
　But this boy sighs at my words and adds more words.

'Then ...... someone else in charge of the position: ......

　Even though I had been kind to him with those words, I was annoyed. It's true that even though I'm a newcomer, I'm still working hard enough to get praise from the deputy guild master. And then a child who hadn't even reached adulthood was asked to call someone else.

''Already!　No matter how much I'm new, it's terrible to talk to anyone else.

　I couldn't help but shout at the boy. The receptionists around me also focused their eyes on my voice.

''So, Mr. Cain, be a child and stay in the city like a child--''

　Snap!

Yay!　What? !

　I suddenly felt a shock to the back of my head. The pain made me come to my senses and when I turned around, it was the Deputy Guild Master, Letia-san, who was there. And he seemed to be standing on his knees and looking angry.
　He was usually supposed to be working at the far end of the room, but before I knew it, he was behind me.
　Still annoyed at being hit on the head so suddenly, I complained to Letia.

'Deputy Guildmaster!　It's awful to hit them out of the blue!

　However, the Deputy Guildmaster didn't pay attention to me and bowed deeply to the boy in front of him.
　And he treats the boy in a completely different manner than he usually treats us.

''Master Cain, it's been a while. I will call the guild master right away. I will show you to the reception room.

　I immediately told the other staff members to go get the guildmaster.
　I asked in a whisper, not knowing anything about the response.

''...... Um, this Cain-kun is .......''

　With those words, the Deputy Guildmaster patted me on the head again.
　As expected of me, who was getting teary-eyed after being hit on the head so many times, Deputy Guildmaster Letia sighed and opened her mouth.

''Ness, this is the Earl of Cain von Silford Drintle, the lord of this Drintle. I told you the other day. That the Lord-Lord has been elevated from Viscount to Earl .......

　I couldn't help but think at Letia's words, and my open mouth was not closed. Eh, this Cain-kun is my lord!　This boy dressed as an adventurer, no way!　My lord would remember him because he came to the guild the other day. It should be that beautiful young man of about twenty years old. I even admired him for his good looks, so there's no way I could be wrong.

''My lord came to the guild the other day as well, right?　That beautiful young man's ......

　The words earned him another pat on the head from the Deputy Guildmaster again.

''It is Baron Alec, Master Cain's older brother, who is the deputy of this city ...... totally .......

　While dismayed by my words, Letia-san turned to Cain-kun and bowed her head.

''I'm sorry, Master Cain. I'm sorry that the receptionist is not well-trained ...... and I was hoping that you would only forgive me for my disrespect if possible. ...... Here, Ness!　You must bow too.

　Letia-san held my head down and bowed with me.
　The lord-sama smiled at me and waved her hand.

''It's been a while, Letia-san. You don't have to worry about it. And from a stranger's point of view, I'm just a child. Ness-san over there is also worried about me.''

　If I thought it would be more dignified with a nobleman, my lord said that with a really gentle smile on his face.

''Thank you. Now, let me show you around, please come this way.''

　Letia-san led Mr. Cain, or rather, Master Cain, into the back of the room.
　However, I still can't get my head around it. I didn't know that such a child was a lord, and I was a little depressed, but I worked on my work with my natural cheerfulness to avoid invading the same mistake.



　When it was almost time for my work to end, the deputy, Alec-sama, was seen in the guild. The deputy guild master asked me to call the guild master, and I finished my reception duties and went to the material storage area.
　There was a large demon lying there, surrounded by guild staff and adventurers looking on.
　Beside them, the guild master and the adventurers were secretly talking together.
　I called out to the Guildmaster from behind, and the adventurers who were with me also turned around.

''Guildmaster, we have a visitor. That's ...... Ah, lord-sama!　I beg your pardon!

　At my words, the adventurers who were looking at the demons also turned around. Of course, they may have reacted to the words 'lord-sama'.

「「「「 Lordship-sama! 」」」」」

　The adventurers exclaimed in surprise, but continued to speak so as not to make the same mistake as before.

''My lord, the deputy, Baron Alec, is here to see you as well, sir?

　At those words, both the Guildmaster and the Lordship sighed deeply.
　I didn't make the same mistake as in the daytime, I replied with my heart, but their reaction was different.

'Guildmaster!　Baron Alec is waiting for you--

　Spern!

　The Guildmaster slaps my head vigorously. It didn't hurt as much as Letia-san, but it still gave me a tremendous shock.
　Then the Guildmaster sighed deeply again.

''I'm sorry, Cain-dono, that guy called you ....... It's because of this guy that I've been exposed.''

I don't have a choice. ......

　The adventurers and staff members looked at the lord-sama with a look of surprise on their faces.
　The lord-sama looked around and sighed deeply, and the guildmaster stepped forward.

''As you have heard. This Cain-sama is a lord. However, he is also an adventurer. Cain-sama doesn't show his face much. I'd like you to continue to treat him as an adventurer, no matter what happens in the future. --which may be difficult to do--....... Of course, what I just told you will not be spoken of to anyone else.

　As the guild master spoke, the adventurers and guild staff around him looked at the lord-sama with nervousness.
　Then the lord stepped forward and opened his mouth.

''As you've heard, I'm Earl Cain von Silford Drintle. He is a lord, but he is also an adventurer and a student of the royal capital. In a manner of speaking, I often work in secret, so please feel free to treat me when I'm an adventurer.

　My lord says so, but no one wants to nod. I think that's natural. I can't casually call out to them even if they say that either.
　The lone female adventurer surrounding them also seems unable to understand, muttering over and over again, "Count-sama ...... Cain-kun is Count-sama ......".
　Perhaps sensing the tense surroundings, the lord-sama bowed and then entered the building with the guildmaster.
　I followed, looking at the adventurers who were still frozen in place at the side.
　My lord and guildmaster were already in the reception room, so I returned to the counter to continue working again.
　And when the time for the end of the workday was approaching, I felt a killing spirit, and when I turned around, I saw Letia-san, with blue streaks on her temples, standing in a human form.

'Ness ......, can I have a word with you ......?'

　Letia is trying to smile, but she doesn't look very much like that.

'No, I think it's time for me to leave ....... I'll see you next time .......

　Feeling uneasy, I got up from my seat, planning to run away, but Letia-san grabbed me by the shoulders.

'Well, don't say that ...... here, hey ......'

　I was dragged away to an empty private room.
　After that, I left with strength after being lectured for two hours incessantly ...... no, I didn't want to remember.